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i totally agree with you, i'm tired of people saying "You're a cheesehead!" whenever i tell them i'm from wisconsin. it's embarassing. i just reply to them "No, I'm from the state that makes Miller Beer!

matsfan-- you may be proud that Wisconsin took a turn to the Limbaugh-loving FAR RIGHT... just like all them rednecks in Alabama and Mississippi... but I'm glad Wisconsin didn't go down without a fight.

The Cheesehead was invented by well meaning Wisconsin people as a tool to try and scare off Ill-Noise people from flooding into Wisconsin from their lousy living conditions south of the border where the beer is warmer, rivers are full of their own crap, traffic is horrendous and land is flatter.

Unfortunately, this Cheesehead initiative was unsuccessful as these Ill-Noise people were just slightly smarter than those Cheesehead creators thought. These Ill-Noise people still continue to travel over the border to the more verdant and appealing state of Wisconsin.

Oh, boy... So, as the MMAC, Fuel Milwaukee, and NEWaukee make every effort to try to make Milwaukee "cool", attractive to young people, and a place in which people want to do business, this show will set things back another 20 years. Forget the art museum, a great symphony, a solid arts scene, and great restaurants - we have beer, brats, and bellies! Hooray!

While I understand your point, let's face it, every city has an art museum, symphony, etc.... but not every place has the Packers (or Cheeseheads). Hopefully, people will notice that our "beer, brat and belly" people are a little more evolved than might otherwise be expected. For Milwaukee/Wisconsin to be great, we need to stop following other places, and start originating things.

Packer people can find each other even overseas. I was Virgin Islands many years ago and people from at least 6 different cruises immediately sensed their fellow packer backers. Ended up on a tour where almost everyone was from Wisconsin. Strangers in the packer jerseys. I pretended I was from the Up'per and never went down to Wisconsin. Yeah they didn't believe me.

Packer people can find each other even overseas. I was Virgin Islands many years ago and people from at least 6 different cruises immediately sensed their fellow packer backers. Ended up on a tour where almost everyone was from Wisconsin. Strangers in the packer jerseys. I pretended I was from the Up'per and never went down to Wisconsin. Yeah they didn't believe me.

In Germany ran into other Americans (Wisconsinites) randomly, and of course got along. The group was so large then that the hostel bar agreed to turn on the Packer playoff game for us, in Germany. Ran into other Wisconsinites as well, but never any other Americans... odd.